The Croods
The Croods (AKA The Croods ) is an American 3D computer animated film from the year 2013. The film produced by DreamWorks Animation, directed by Kirk DeMicco ran at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2013 out of competition.
Action
Big changes coming to the Stone Age family Croods, which has survived only thanks to the Grug prudent and conservative head of the family. The earth trembles and changes and the Cave of the Croods collapses. Grug and his family must leave behind everything they have ever known. Fortunately, the curious daughter Eep has made the acquaintance of Guy, a nomadic adolescent who has creative ideas with which he helps the family while they work together to find a new home. Guys schools of the future and its original influences interfere Grug, which is geared to the past. Grug it hard to leave the lead role, but he also learns to be creative rather than conservative. Besides, the family becomes even a dog and a cat as a pet.
Production
Originally, the 2005 film by Aardman Animations as a stop- motion film, and as part of a larger package with DreamWorks Animation was produced under the working title Crood Awakening. John Cleese and Kirk DeMicco wrote the first script version. Were received in 2007 the film rights to DreamWorks ..
Chris Sanders, the director of Lilo & Stitch, 2007 joined DreamWorks to be directing this film. He wanted to rewrite the script extensively. In September 2008 it was announced that Sanders took over the work and the release date postponed to March 2012. The final original title, The Croods, and co-director Kirk DeMicco were announced in May 2009. In March 2011, the publication was again postponed by one year to 2013.
Reception
The film was received increasingly positive from critics. Currently (May 21, 2013) has Rotten Tomatoes from a 69 percent score on 127 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5 out of 10.
" A visually stunning animated adventure with a well-chosen [ English ] votes cast, which is hampered by blunt humor and an aimless errant story. (A visually dazzling animated adventure with a well -chosen voice cast is hampered by lackluster humor and a meandering story. ) "
" For undemanding animation fans The Croods provides a nice initial idea, much flitzeschnelle Action in Comic physics worlds, a few Disney moral standards and not much else. So about what every other animated film these days also provides. "
" Hard to imagine that even a better animated film is slated for release this year. "
" " The Croods " feels as if the makers would get a free pass to be allowed to be creative limitless and without regard to anything easy. And from that outrageous just for a big-budget Hollywood movie gift makes the Director Duo for blessing the audience extensively use! "
Financial success
The production costs for the film were $ 135 million in U.S.. Worldwide, the film took more than 570 million U.S. $ a, of which about 180 million U.S. $ in the U.S.. In 2013 2.321.170 visitors were counted at the German box office nationwide, bringing the film finished in 12th place on the most popular movies of the year. Thus, the Croods are number 8 in the world's most successful DreamWorks production, just behind Madagascar 2 For 2017 a sequel has already been announced, to be implemented by the same director / writer team.